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Which living conditions are safer for women and in general? Apartment complex, duplex home, or rental house?

I'm a guy in my 20s and I want to move out and live indepentent from my parents eventually. At some I'd like to have a nice girlfriend living with me when we're together; I've been thinking about the fact that we'll have neighbors extremely close by if I get an apartment or duplex home. We'd be sharing the same yard and things like that with the neighbors, and I would hope that the neighbors are friendly and have good morals, because I wouldn't want the girl staying with me to be sexuslly assaulted while she's on her own. And there's also the concern of burglarly. I'm leaning towards a duplex home. I wonder if it's a good idea. Any advice and insight is appreciated. Thanks.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Doesn't that start by depending on the overall area? Personally I'd want a house with neighbours reasonably close but not attached. But that's not for everybody and not everybody could afford that in any case. This really is like 'how long is a piece of string'. I remember when my husband had a major stroke, and we lived rural, even with my number of hounds I felt quite vulnerable and phoned the local Neighbourhood Watch police to let them know my situation. Even if they did not much (!) I felt better that they knew. It was probably silly to call them, but I'd not lived on my own since I first left home.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    you are thinking way too far ahead, for one thing she has lived without your protection for all these years, moving in with you will not change how she comports herself or the people she encounters

    on top of that vital fact, you probably don't have the funds or the job to get this place you think about, and then there is the really pertinent fact that when you make changes as you suggest suddenly other things change as well and in a wink of an eye this whole new relationship is up in smoke

  • glenn
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Less dense population such as a duplex is normally a lower crime rate. Talk to police in your area. Hope you find a girlfriend.

  • 4 years ago

    Where you would live would depend on your economical level.

    If you are working the fast food industry or the retail industry you would not be residing in the best part of town, you would not be able to afford it.

    In many cases you would want to call the local police and obtain a crime report of teh sip code in which you are considering renting in.

    This police report would inform you of the latest crimes that has take place in the zip code recently.

    moving into a certain neighborhood does not prevent crime. I have heard many times on TV, I would never think this would happen n this neighborhood.

    I hope this has been of some benefit to you good luck.

    "FIGHT ON"

  • 4 years ago

    Any of those could be safer than any of the others.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Seriously, this is a troll question. Neighbors with good morals, worried about sexual assaults?

    C'mon, get real.

    The Yahoo Troll Busters are getting a laugh out of this one.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    What you get is not as important as where you get it. Check crime rate per city/Community/area.

  • Chris
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Rental, with a dog over 35 lbs.

  • Robt
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    No such thing as it varies greatly depending on what country u in .

    In 20s , u barely to rent 1brd/bath apartment.

    Here, u don't qualify to rent house or duplex.

    Local educated adults can explain reality to u there FAST.

    U really clueless about renting.

    U don't get to choose neighbors.

    U don't get to know them for 3 months easily.

    Here , we have locks on our doors.

    Sexual assault occurs every where.

    Local educated adults can educate u locally.

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